The Scoop: ‘Summer’s Almost Done’ Edition
Harlem Street Scene, 1943 Photo Credit: Roger Smith, Gotham Gazette
A sociology professor and demographic analyst looks at the changing trends in the African-American population in Harlem. [Gotham Gazette]
Plans for Major Leage Baseball’s TV channel to become the anchor tenant in the planned Harlem Park building seem to be falling apart. [NYTimes]
Mayor Bloomberg celebrates the opening of a bike & pedestrian path along the Manhattan side of the High Bridge, the city’s oldest bridge. [NYDailyNews]
The Alghaithi family, after having been placed into a shelter following a gas explosion in their Harlem apartment, finally move into a place of their own. [NYTimes]
The brownstone where Langston Hughes lived, a historical landmark once accessible to the public, has become the center of a lawsuit between the owner and its evicted tenants. [Village Voice]
Buzz surrounding the Riverton Apartments owners’ possible mortgage default puts the spotlight on other Harlem apartment complex deals.[NYTimes]
An activist and former male model (and former Rangel intern), Craig Schley, is attempting to “dethrone” Rep. Charles Rangel from his congressional seat.[VillageVoice]
Stumble It!
First this must be said. Craig Schley came out of nowhere less than one year ago at a 125th Street Rezoning meeting. He does not really know Harlem. He uses the ideas and work of others who know Harlem to get over. He used the 125th Street Rezoning as a way for him to get a lot of media face time that he felt would help “position” him to run against Rangel.
Charlie Rangel needs to go but a seasoned Harlemite who really knows the Village of Harlem should replace him. Not an opportunistic and manipulative Harlem “newbie” who is trying to get a name for himself while attempting to “get over” on Harlemites.
This Wilhelmina Model man is attempting to hook on to the discontent of Harlem Residents with the present crop of sorry Harlem Politicians. He is also hoping that the Harlem Community does not carefully examine him and his past/present deeds too closely. In other words, as mentioned above, he sees this as an opportunity to “get over” on Harlemites because of their anger towards Rangel.
Harlemites should definitely be angry with Rangel but not so angry as to allow Craig Schley’s fake concern for Harlem and the 125th Street Rezoning to blind them to his (Craig Schley’s) manipulation of the present painful state of politics in Harlem.
This guy is slick because along with banking on the Harlem Community’s massive dissatisfaction with Charlie Rangel he is also attempting to “hook on” to Obama’s call for change. As indicated above he will use the ideas and work of others to push through his own (real) agenda. And also, as previously indicated, Charlie needs to go but this “Model of Distraction” should not be the one to replace him. Mr. Slick Schley has attempted to use the email of other groups to get himself known, piggy backed on other groups’ rallies to give a false impression that he is leading these groups, is the executive director of vote people that has abused human rights (although it claims to be for human rights) and has yet (it is believed) to stop using a web site to which it has not been given rights to.
Last this must be said, Craig Schley came out of nowhere and he needs to go back there for the good of the Village of Harlem.
TH
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